How AI is reshaping both sides of the security fight — coverage of AI-powered attacks, AI-generated malware, and AI misuse from the Exploit Brokers podcast.
AI coverage on Forgebound Research currently lives inside Exploit Brokers hacking news episodes rather than as standalone articles. Below are the episodes most focused on AI — dedicated AI tutorials and deep dives are planned for this section.
AI as a Weapon
Dual CVSS 10.0 Cisco Flaws, AI Malware Assembly Line, Qualcomm Zero-Day & More
AI now being used to generate and deploy malware at industrial scale.
600 Firewalls Breached by AI in 5 Weeks
An autonomous AI system compromised 600 firewalls in five weeks — no human operator in the loop.
6 Zero-Days Exploited NOW, Lazarus Poisons npm, AI-Generated Malware & More
AI-generated malware confirmed in active campaigns, alongside Lazarus Group’s npm supply chain poisoning.
Claude AI Jailbroken, ScarCruft Jumps Air Gaps
A lateral movement technique using a jailbroken Claude AI instance as a reconnaissance tool.
AI as a Target & Attack Surface
Chrome Extensions Stealing AI Chats
Malicious Chrome extensions caught silently exfiltrating AI chat sessions from users’ browsers.
AI’s Dirty Little Secret: Employees Leaking Data by Accident
How ordinary employee use of AI tools has become an unmonitored data exfiltration channel.
AI Used Against People
AI and Crime: How Criminals Are Exploiting Technology to Deceive
Fraud, deepfakes, and social engineering built on generative AI tooling.
AI’s Silent Takeover in the CIA & IRS
Where AI has quietly embedded itself in federal agency operations, and what that means for oversight.
AI for Defense
Microsoft AI Discovers 20 Zero-Day Vulnerabilities in Bootloaders
AI-assisted vulnerability research finding real, exploitable bugs before attackers do.
From the Podcast
Exploit Brokers covers a new AI angle almost every episode as the technology reshapes the threat landscape on both sides. Browse the full Hacking News archive for more.